Instagram influencer ‘Ray Hushpuppi’ jailed for money laundering in US

Ramon Abbas was convicted of money laundering (Chris Radburn/PA)

A Nigerian social media influencer who called himself Ray Hushpuppi and flaunted a lavish lifestyle fuelled by money laundering has been sentenced to more than 11 years in a US prison.

Ramon Abbas, 40, was also ordered by a federal judge in Los Angeles to pay 1.7 million dollars (£1.48m) in compensation to two fraud victims, according to the US Department of Justice.